The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
4:40 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2712
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 30.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.92° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.54° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.